New bond ETF from Amundi on Xetra: access to the global market for short and medium-term investment grade bonds with an ESG focus

A new exchange-traded fund issued by Amundi Asset Management has been tradable on Xetra and via the trading venue Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.

The Amundi Global AGG SRI 1-5 UCITS ETF DR - USD (C) offers investors access to the global fixed-income bond market with an investment grade rating and a residual term of between one year and less than five years. The developed and emerging market government and corporate bonds have a minimum outstanding size of US$500 million.

Issuers must have an ESG rating of at least BBB and must not be involved in controversial business sectors such as alcohol, tobacco, nuclear power, or thermal coal.

Investors have the flexibility to trade the ETF in the currency of their choice, Euro or US Dollar, using the same ISIN. The trading currency can be selected in each case by means of an individually assigned exchange code.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment currently comprises a total of 1,895 ETFs. With this selection and an average monthly trading volume of around €19 billion, Xetra is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.